RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 20 SHOWN OF 20

Most population lost, Alaska counties · 2000

Alaska counties that lost the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 20 counties in Alaska that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is +908.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,240-4,013–

02Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,028-1,927–

03Bristol Bay, AKAK847-152–

04Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357+155–

05Aleutians East, AKAK3,479+233–

06Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,549+242–

07Sitka, AKAK8,319+247–

08Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270+261–

09Haines, AKAK2,068+275–

10Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387+604–

11Nome Census Area, AKAK9,830+908–

12Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,483+910–

13Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,095+1,095–

14North Slope, AKAK10,582+1,406–

15Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,391+2,350–

16Juneau, AKAK31,609+3,960–

17Fairbanks North Star, AKAK93,972+5,120–

18Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951+8,889–

19Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666+19,639–

20Anchorage, AKAK287,155+33,945–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS